The Republican journal., 1887-12-01


too late for this issue Of the Journal
Mr.. w. E. Hamilton has his green houses piped
for hot water and is nearly ready to fire up.
Thomas ii. Marshall Post, q. A. II. will elect
officers at the meeting TO he held this (Thurs,lay)
evening.
No. 2 of Kccolcctions of the 10Th Maine, and
letter from Prof. A. A. Drury at Los Angeles,
California, will be found on the first page.
DIR. =. f. Luce, has taken up his residence in
Belfast, and may be found at the Mcclellan house,
over Primrose Hill. For his Office hours, see his
card.
The next meeting of the Scientific Association
will be held in WoOdcOck's studio next Tuesday
evening at ! O'Clock. Joseph Williamson, ESQ.,
will give the address, his subject being, "Prc.
historic Maine."
TRIAL OF TIE WATER WORKS. 1t is expected
that the works will be completed this morning in
which event the chief engineer of the fire depart
ment, Mr.. II. Il. Mcdonald, will have test Of the
hydrants this afternoon.
Mr.. W. +. Marsh, of this city, has handled, the
past season, 10000 dozens eggs. lie has disposed
of his stored eggs and is now handling fall stock
The market OH stored eggs is ovcrst"cked and the
outlook is not encouraging.
We invite special attention to the following
holiday advertisers: ii. A. Stanett, No. 5 Main
street; j. S. Caldwell 4 Co. first door below star
rctt's; Poor Son, High street; Dwight =. Palmer,
Masonic Temple; A. A. Howes & Co.; w. G. Tut
tie, photographer.
The Mathews Bros, of this city, manufacturers
Of doors, sash and blinds, say that the past year
has been one of the most prosperous they have had
since they began business. They have worked a
crew OF forty five men wh!ch.is larger force than
usual. The outlook for next year is bright.
Mr. Edwin d. Reed, of this city, died ut Bangor
wednesday Of typhoid fever, aged about 30 years.
Mr.. Reed was employed at the Belfast shoe factory
until recently when he went to Bangor to work in
the factory there. lie was member of waldo
Lodge, No. ~ l. o. q. r., of this city, and an ca
ccllent young man. He leaves a wife and one
child. His remains will be buried at Milford
Me.
CHICKEN SHOOT. The chicken shoot Of the
Cottrel Bros. Thanksgiving Day at the foot of
McGilvery street was well attended. The con
tcstants paid ten cents for each shot at target ut
distance of sixty-flve yards, and three shots i'll
side of q five inch ring entitled the marksman to a
chicken. About 100 chickens were disposed Of
The best shots were John 1icalcy, Fred White,
Bert McCorrson and Charles X. Coombs. After
the supply of chickens gave ont, the winners put
up theirs, and the fun was continued.
WHAT AN INSURANCE MAN SAYS or OrH WAT
Err WORKS. Mr.. IIinklcy, OF the firm of scull Il
Bradley, Boston, and chairman Of the Waldo
County Board of Fire Insurance, was III Belfast
yesterday, privately looking over the Belfast wat
er works. lie was pleased with his hasty inspcc-
tion, but said that later Il committee would come
here for general inspection Mr.. linklcy sug-
gcstcd that the chief engineer of tic fire depart
mcnt be made an inspector Of buildings, and that
he should make himself familiar with their con.
struction, SO that when fire occurred he could
work intclligently. lie said that care will have to
be exercised as otherwise with the large and pow
erful force Of water more damage would re- ut
from water than by fire Mr.. H. left FOR home
Wednesday afternoon.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sea falcrs will be interested
In tho article on the "Rue of the Road on the
| first pagc...... Schr. Onward has hauled up at
Bucksport and schr. j. p. Merriam at Winterport,
for the winter. The Bangor Wing reports very
| little lumber coming down river, and that the
vessels in port last week would probably take all
there is to be shipped this year Captain John
II. Drew, of lIalowcll, ('Kcnncbecker,') sailed
from Philadelphia Wednesday for Pa,.ang, S,ilna-
ira and the far East lie is entering his for,ieth
year at sea-. Capt. Sherrer, Of sch. Scotia, has
sent to Belfast for the measurement of his vessel,
with view Of having new sails and rigging fitted
here. The Scotia was recently wrecked, condemned
and sold in Florida. Rufus Condor, Of this city,
son of Capt Rufus, Condor, of sch. Benz. Fabens,
has been placed in command of the George X.
Hatch, of Boston, three masted schooner of 31S
| tons, built in Pembroke in 1874. Capt. Condor
has been mate for many years, and thoroughly
understands his business. His friends here con-
graduate him on his advancement. Sch. Para
| gon, of Belfast arrived at Bangor Oh Thursday
| last after a passage Of twenty days from
| EliZabcthport ...Schs. Charley Bucki, Bangor for
New York, and Menawa, Bangor for New Bed
ford, put into Belfast yesterday for crews, Which
will arrive on the Boston boat this morning ...
| Sch. Geo. b. Ferguson has been hauled up at this
port. The barkentne Frances towed down the
river Monday as far as Winterport and Tuesday
| lowed to Rockland where Il crew awaited her.
Personal. Mr. c. Il. Davis arrived from Bos-
ton on Thursday morning boat to eat his Thank
giving dinner in Belfast, and returned, to the Hub
| Monday. Mr.. T.. o. Ihornlike came home fron,
Boston to spend Thanksgiving. Mr.. and Mrs.
| e. o. Poor and children and Mr.. Augustus Perry
and Miss Perry spent Thanksgiving day with Mrs
| T.. Pendleton Jr. Of ScarspOrt. 1t of
| many family reunions on that day.. Mr.. Ralph
w. lIerscy, formerly of Belfast is at present IN
the employ of the Fresno Raisin and Fruit Pack
ing Company of Fresno, Cal, the largest concern,
OF the kind in the world ...Mr. H. ID. BuYl arrived,
here last week and spent Thanksgiving, returning
| to Boston Monday..... Mr.. Clarence Tr,sseIl, OF
| Weymouth, Mass. came to Belfast, his former
home, ono day last week. Mr.. Byron Wilson and
| wife, of Massachusetts,, arrived in Belfast on i,
visit one day last week MIR Charles S. Bckfurd
who had been visiting Boston, returned in season
to cat his Thanksgiving dinner at home IL y
Lancaster was taken suddenly ill last week, hut is
| now better. Mr.. L.. A. Dow and family, Of Brig
| adler Island, are in Wateryille, where they will
pass the winter, returning in the Spring......
| ......Mr William Barnes, of Waldo has re
| turned home from Colorado after an absence
| of seven ycars......Dr. q. Ludwig and wife, OF
Portland are visiting in Belfast the guests of Mrs
| ii. ii. Johnson. MIR. j. b. Pend leton Of this
| city. student at Bowdon college, will teach q
term Of school this winter at Isesboro Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Mullen, of North Haven, were in the
| city on Monday, coming in on the morning train
| and leaving on the afternoon boat for home. They
| had been away on an annual excursion, the tr
extending as far as New York. Mr.. Mullen was
for several years Deputy Collector at North Haven
but recently resigned. Mrs. S. II. Gray, of Wal
dObOrO is visiting In this city.....Mr. Augustus
Perry is at Mr.. w. X. Moris0ns store in this city
as book keeper.. Hon. Seth l.. Miliken, of this
city, starts for Washington the last of the week
to enter upon his Congressional duties. Capt
James H. Perkins, who recently sold out of sch
| Meyer Muller, arrived home on Wednesday.
TIE WATER WORKS. Pipe laying having been
nearly completed the steam pump at Little River
was started at p III. Saturday and the work of
filling the tandppe begun This is necessarily Il
! slow process, as the pipes have to be tested and
the hydrnnts opened to permit the air to escape as
otherwise everything would be blown sky high
Men follow along anu when the water begins to
| run through the hydrants they are shut of. Only
| part of the system opened to receive wator
l Saturday. At O'Clock Saturday evening the wat
| or had reached Salmond street on Northport ave
nue. and pumping was then discontinued. Sunday
| morning what was thought to be a leak dis
covered at the foot of Murphy's hil but it proved
to be surface water which had followed the trench
| down the hill. At noon Sunday the steam pump
was started again and at $40 p. IN. water entered
the standpipe, and the section including part of
Church street and all above it was filed. Pump
Ing was then discontinued. Monday morning a
leak was discovered on Northport avenue near the
! house owned by +. a. Carrie, and repairs were